Teaching Resources

The CETL Syllabus Template includes suggested language for a range of course policies as well as information on relevant university requirements and links to external resources.

For additional resources on syllabus design, we recommend How to Create a Syllabus, by Kevin Gannon, and the Accessible Syllabus website. Helpful resources for maximizing accessibility can be found at the University of Mississippi Accessibility Solutions website.

The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is committed to helping instructors enhance diversity, mitigate inequity, and foster inclusion in their classrooms. 

We recommend the following resources for inclusive teaching:

• How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive, by Viji Sathy and Kelly A. Hogan
• The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching, by Isis Artze-Vega, Flower Darby, Bryan Dewsbury, and Mays Imad
• Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom, by Viji Sathy and Kelly A. Hogan
• What Inclusive Instructors Do: Principles and Practices for Excellence in College Teaching, by Tracie Addy et al.

We also partner with the Division of Access, Opportunity, and Community Engagement to offer workshops on Promoting Community and Belonging in the Classroom. To register for these workshops, visit my.olemiss.edu -> Employee -> Tools and Resources -> Training Workshops -> Promoting Community and Belonging -> Register.

Learn more about our inclusive teaching offerings on our blog.

CETL regularly partners with our colleagues in the Academic Innovations Group to offer workshops and other tools for navigating generative AI in the classroom, including an annual AI Institute for Teachers.

We also recommend the following resources created by our colleagues:

• Rhetorica, a Substack by AIG Assistant Director Marc Watkins
• Collections on Generative AI from the UVA Teaching Hub

Learn more about our AI-related offerings on our blog. 

CETL supports instructors teaching in any modality, including asynchronous online courses. We're joined in this endeavor by UM's Office of Academic Outreach, who offer an online instructor endorsement, online course support, instructional design consultations, tutorials, travel grants, and other resources for those who teach online. 

We also recommend the following resources, both authored by Flower Darby:

• Small Teaching Online: Applying Learning Science in Online Classes 
• How to Be a Better Online Teacher

For a comprehensive directory of conferences on college and university teaching, visit the database maintained by Kennesaw State University's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

• Elsie M. Hood Award
• St Amand Award

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning

• Johnny W. Lott Graduate Instructor Award
• Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards

• The Cora Lee Graham Award for Outstanding Teaching of First-Year Students
• Howell Family Outstanding Teacher of the Year
• Humanities Teacher of the Year

School of Law 

• Ben A. Hardy Faculty Excellence Award
• Outstanding Law Professor Award

School of Pharmacy

• Clinical Sciences Teacher of the Year
• Pharmacy Teacher of the Year

School of Business Administration

• Outstanding Teacher in the School of Business Award

School of Accountancy

• School of Accountancy Outstanding Teacher Award

School of Engineering

• School of Engineering Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year

School of Applied Sciences

• Thomas A. Crowe Outstanding Faculty Award

The University Catalog contains annual winners of teaching awards offered across the university. Select the most recent catalog and navigate to "Distinguished Faculty & Staff Awards."